Successful AI transformation changes the way people work, processes, task allocation, decision-making and collaboration, and it also affects organisational culture. This is why organisations need people who can connect the strategic vision with the everyday reality of individual teams – AI Champions, acting as internal guides for AI adoption.
This training prepares participants for their role as internal change champions. They will learn how to support colleagues in discovering and adopting AI in their work, communicate change in a clear and credible way, address concerns and resistance, facilitate team discussions, and help identify concrete opportunities for using AI in practice.
The AI Champion acts as a catalyst for change – someone who connects and activates people, listens, supports experimentation and shares experiences across teams.
- Understand AI transformation as both a technological and a personal, organisational and cultural change.
- Understand the role of an AI Champion as an internal guide for AI adoption within the organisation.
- Learn how to talk about AI and change in a clear and credible way.
- Recognise different attitudes towards AI and respond appropriately to concerns, scepticism and other reactions.
- Facilitate team discussions, identify opportunities and turn them into small-scale experiments.
- Support a culture of learning, knowledge sharing and responsible AI use.
AI Transformation Is More Than a Technological Change
- What does AI actually change within an organisation?
- How does AI change work tasks, responsibilities and ways of working?
- Why does implementing AI tools alone not guarantee their adoption?
AI Champion – The Bridge Between Vision and Everyday Practice
- Why does an organisation need both formal and informal champions of AI change?
- Who is a suitable AI Champion?
- What does an AI Champion do – and what is not part of their role?
- Good practices for AI Champions
How to Communicate AI Change
- From corporate communication to relevance for the individual
- How to communicate the “why” behind AI transformation
- How to avoid creating unnecessary fear or unrealistic expectations
Understanding People and Working with Concerns and Resistance
- Why do people respond differently to AI?
- How to turn resistance into dialogue
The AI Champion as a Facilitator of AI Adoption
An AI Champion does not have all the answers but knows how to create a discussion in which the team can find answers together.
- How to facilitate a team discussion about AI
- How to ask questions instead of simply providing solutions
- How to use mistakes as a source of learning
From AI Opportunity to Experiment
- How to avoid looking for AI opportunities simply because “we have to use AI”
- Start with the problem, not the technology
- A small experiment instead of a large-scale project
My AI Champion Action Plan
- 3 conversations I will initiate
- 2 AI opportunities I will explore
- 1 experiment I will launch
- 1 experience I will share
- 1 thing I need from leadership